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  1. When Nietzsche Wept

    by Irvin D. Yalom
    Exploration of the relationship between a doctor and his patient, a tormented philosopher.

    From the acclaimed author of Love's Executioner and Schopenhauer’s Couch , comes a “fascinating…shrewd intellectual thriller” ( Los Angeles Times Book Review ) about pioneering Viennese psychoanalyst ... (Barnes & Noble)

  2. The Reader

    by Bernhard Schlink
    A man's journey of understanding, uncovering a dark secret from his past.

    Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of ... (Goodreads)

  3. Firewall

    by Henning Mankell
    A detective is tasked with tracking down a mysterious hacker who is sending threatening emails.

    Stopping to get money from a cash machine one evening, a man inexplicably falls to the ground: dead. A taxi driver is brutally murdered by two teenaged girls. Quickly apprehended they appal local ... (Goodreads)

  4. Augustus

    by John Williams
    Epic historical novel about the life and reign of the first Roman Emperor Augustus.

    Told through various letters and fragments, Augustus begins when Gaius Octavius Thurinus is 17 and is called away from his mother by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar , who reveals he intends to groom ... (Wikipedia)

  5. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

    by Anthony Marra
    An exploration of the aftermath of a civil war, and the power of human connection.

    A brilliant debut novel that brings to life an abandoned hospital where a tough-minded doctor decides to harbor a hunted young girl, with powerful consequences. In the final days of December 2004, in ... (Goodreads)

  6. The Hard Way

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military drifter unravels a criminal conspiracy and takes justice into his own hands.

    In Lee Child’s astonishing new thriller, ex–military cop Reacher sees more than most people would...and because of that, he’s thrust into an explosive situation that’s about to blow up in his face. ... (Goodreads)

  7. The Snowman

    by Jo Nesbø
    Detective Harry Hole investigates a series of grisly murders, with the help of a mysterious snowman.

    In 1980, a married woman has illicit sex with a lover while her adolescent son waits in a car outside; their lovemaking is disturbed when they think somebody is looking at them from outside the ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Steppenwolf

    by Hermann Hesse
    The inner struggles of a tortured soul as he searches for redemption.

    The book is presented as a manuscript written by its protagonist , a middle-aged man named Harry Haller, who leaves it to a chance acquaintance, the nephew of his landlady. The acquaintance adds a ... (Wikipedia)

  9. Dance Dance Dance

    by Haruki Murakami
    A man's journey through a surreal dreamscape in search of meaning and solace.

    The novel follows the surreal misadventures of an unnamed protagonist who makes a living as a commercial writer. He is compelled to return to the Dolphin Hotel, a seedy establishment where he once ... (Wikipedia)

  10. The Gambler

    by Fyodor Dostoevsky
    A story of addiction and gambling, and the psychological depths of a man’s desperation.

    The first-person narrative is told from the point of view of Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor working for a Russian family living in a suite at a German hotel. The patriarch of the family, The General, is ... (Wikipedia)

  11. Under the Dome

    by Stephen King
    Small town experiences a sudden and mysterious isolation, leading to chaos and terror.

    At 11:44 a.m. on October 21, 2017, the small Maine town of Chester's Mill is abruptly and gruesomely separated from the outside world by an invisible, semipermeable barrier of unknown origin. The ... (Wikipedia)

  12. Under the Dome: Part 1

    by Stephen King
    A small town is suddenly cut off from the rest of the world by an invisible dome, causing chaos and revealing dark secrets.

    At 11:44 a.m. on October 21, 2017, the small Maine town of Chester's Mill is abruptly and gruesomely separated from the outside world by an invisible, semipermeable barrier of unknown origin. The ... (Wikipedia)

  13. One Shot

    by Lee Child
    A former military investigator must solve a murder case in a short period of time.

    In a small Indiana city, a lone gunman in a parking garage calmly fires into a rush-hour crowd in a public plaza, committing a massacre of five apparently random victims with six shots. The shooter ... (Wikipedia)

  14. The Mysterious Affair at Styles

    by Agatha Christie
    Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of wealthy Emily Inglethorp, using his keen detective skills to uncover the culprit.

    On the morning of 18 July, the household at Styles Court wakes to the discovery that Emily Inglethorp, the elderly owner, has died. She had been poisoned with strychnine . Arthur Hastings, a soldier ... (Wikipedia)

  15. Rules of Civility

    by Amor Towles
    An ambitious young woman looks to make her mark in 1930s New York, learning the complex rules of high society.

    This sophisticated and entertaining first novel presents the story of a young woman whose life is on the brink of transformation. On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a ... (Goodreads)

  16. The Bronze Key

    by Holly Black
    Third book in the Magisterium series, Call and his friends must find a traitor and stop the chaos.

    From Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes the third installment in the New York Times bestselling series that defies what you think you know about the worlds of good and evil. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  17. Honeymoon in Paris

    by Jojo Moyes
    A novella about a newlywed couple's honeymoon in Paris, exploring the city and their relationship.

    Iz knigi " Dve vstrechi v Parizhe" "Medovyj mesyac v Parizhe" – ehto predystoriya sobytij, kotorye razvorachivayutsya v romane Mojes "Devushka, kotoruyu ty pokinul". Liv i Sofi razdelyayut pochti sto ... (Barnes & Noble)

  18. The Demon in the Wood

    by Leigh Bardugo
    A prequel to the Grishaverse series, it tells the story of the dark and mysterious woodsman who becomes the demon of the forest.

    Limited collector’s edition of the final book features an exclusive Darkling prequel story! Before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy of extraordinary power. Get a look into the past ... (Goodreads)

  19. Just One Year

    by Gayle Forman
    A young man travels the world in search of the girl he fell in love with during a brief encounter.

    Just One Day. Just One Year. Just One Read.,Before you find out how their story ends, remember how it began.... When he opens his eyes, Willem doesn’t know where in the world he is—Prague or ... (Goodreads)

  20. Life After Life

    by Kate Atkinson
    A woman lives multiple lives, reflecting on choices and consequences and the power of love.

    The novel has an unusual structure, repeatedly looping back in time to describe alternative possible lives for its central character, Ursula Todd, who is born on 11 February 1910 to an ... (Wikipedia)

  21. Along the Infinite Sea

    by Beatriz Williams
    A tale of two women, one escaping Nazi Germany, the other navigating love and motherhood in the 1960s. Their stories intertwine on the shores of the French Riviera.

    Each of the three Schuyler sisters has her own world-class problems, but in the autumn of 1966, Pepper Schuyler's problems are in a class of their own. When Pepper fixes up a beautiful and rare ... (Goodreads)

  22. Arctic Chill

    by Arnaldur Indriðason
    A young immigrant boy is found murdered in the cold streets of Reykjavik, and Detective Erlendur must navigate the city's underworld to solve the case.

    The Reykjavik police are called on an icy January day to a garden where a body has been found: a young, dark-skinned boy is frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. Erlendur and his team ... (Goodreads)

  23. The Lilac Bus

    by Maeve Binchy
    A group of passengers on a lilac-colored bus share their stories and secrets during their weekly commute.

    Set in the 1960s and 1970s, , the book follows a group of seven people from the fictional village of Rathdoon in West Ireland , who all live in Dublin and return home each weekend on a lilac-colored ... (Wikipedia)

  24. Thornhill

    by Pam Smy
    Parallel stories of a girl in an orphanage and a boy in a modern house, connected by a dark secret. Told through diary entries and illustrations.

    Parallel stories set in different times, one told in prose and one in pictures, converge as a girl unravels the mystery of the abandoned Thornhill Institute next door., 1982: Mary is a lonely orphan ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 1

    by Gene Luen Yang
    Aang and his friends must protect their world from a political conflict between the Fire Nation and the other nations.

    The war is over...but the adventure has just begun! Picking up exactly where Avatar: The Last Airbender left off, The Promise takes Aang to a Fire Nation colony in the heart of the Earth Nation, ... (Goodreads)

  26. Falling Angels

    by Tracy Chevalier
    Family drama spanning three generations of two Victorian families in London.

    In her New York Times bestselling follow-up, Tracy Chevalier once again paints a distant age with a rich and provocative palette of characters. Told through a variety of shifting perspectives- wives ... (Goodreads)

  27. One Piece, Volume 9: Tears

    by Eiichiro Oda
    The Straw Hat Pirates face off against the Baroque Works agents in a battle to save their friend. Tears are shed as the truth is revealed.

    Luffy and crew must contend with "Saw-Tooth" Arlong and his nasty Fish Man pirates, who specialize in using mafia tactics to squeeze the lifeblood from innocent villagers. Needless to say, it comes ... (Goodreads)

  28. A Suitable Vengeance

    by Elizabeth George
    A murder mystery set in an English village, where secrets and lies unravel as Inspector Lynley investigates.

    'Award-winning author Elizabeth George gives us an early glimpse into the lives of Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, forensic scientist Simon Allcourt-St. James, and Lady Helen Clyde in a ... (Goodreads)

  29. Saga, Volume 1

    by Brian K. Vaughan
    A young family from opposite sides of a galactic war fight to survive and protect their newborn child.

    Each issue of Saga is titled with a numerical Chapter, such as "Chapter 1" for the debut issue. Every six chapters comprise a story arc designated as a "Volume" and are reprinted as trade paperbacks. ... (Wikipedia)

  30. Rubbernecker

    by Belinda Bauer
    A medical student with Asperger's syndrome becomes obsessed with cadavers and stumbles upon a murder mystery.

    “Breathtaking. I read this and wished I’d written it.”—Val McDermid Winner of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, an Amazon Best Book of the Month, and one of the Guardian ’s ... (Barnes & Noble)